This will be a landmark year
for Akshara Foundation as it begins to work in some of the most
educationally backward districts of Karnataka.In 2002, the Government
of Karnataka appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Prof.D.Nanjundappa
to address regional imbalances in the state by identifying educationally
backward talukas in need of immediate development interventions.With
all the experience that has been garnered over the past five years,
Akshara now feels ready to work in these areas with the entire armoury
of programs, both in the community and in the schools. Akshara will
work with local partners who are already engaged in development
work. The goal is to improve scholastic outcomes, re-engage school
dropouts, universalize access to pre-school and create a reading
culture through libraries so that these Blocks are at par with the
best in the state. In over two years Akshara hopes to reach
out to 24,000 children in 20 educationally backward blocks.